The Betrothed - Paperback

Name: The Betrothed - Paperback
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SKU: 9780812978810
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by Alessandro Manzoni

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Book Overview

Italy's greatest novel and a masterpiece of world literature, The Betrothed chronicles the unforgettable romance of Renzo and Lucia, who endure tyranny, war, famine, and plague to be together.

Published in 1827 but set two centuries earlier, against the tumultuous backdrop of seventeenth-century Lombardy during the Thirty Years' War, The Betrothed is the story of two peasant lovers who want nothing more than to marry. Their region of northern Italy is under Spanish occupation, and when the vicious Spaniard Don Rodrigo blocks their union in an attempt to take Lucia for himself, the couple must struggle to persevere against his plots--which include false charges against Renzo and the kidnapping of Lucia by a robber baron called the Unnamed--while beset by the hazards of war, bread riots, and a terrifying outbreak of bubonic plague. First and foremost a love story, the novel also weaves issues of faith, justice, power, and truth into a sweeping epic in the tradition of Ivanhoe, Les Mis?rables, and War and Peace. Groundbreakingly populist in its day and hugely influential to succeeding generations, Alessandro Manzoni's masterwork has long been considered one of Italy's national treasures.

Translated by Archibald Colquhoun

ISBN	9780812978810
Author	Alessandro Manzoni
Publisher	Modern Library
Genre	Literature
Format	Paperback
Published	September 2024
Language	ENG- English
Pages	704
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print